INT. MANOR - ATTIC - MORNING. Phoebe is holding Chris in her arms, bouncing him around. Paige looks through the Book of Shadows while Piper holds Wyatt in her arms. The playpen sits in the middle of the attic.
PIPER
Anything?
PAIGE
On witches falling through their own attic floors? No.
PIPER
Oh, clever. You are a very clever sister, Paige.
PHOEBE
Okay, as much as I think this weird fiasco is a problem, we also
need to focus on that demon who just attacked.
PIPER
Lady, get your priorities straight. Things will be messed up if I try
to blow a demon up and I end up falling through him.
PAIGE
Well, as long as we've got the Book, and while we're waiting for
Leo, here's some information on that demon that just attacked.
They're called Knacker Demons. Extremely powerful demons who
are immune to the powers of witches. The only way to vanquish them is with a potion, which we can make easily.
PHOEBE (to Piper)
So that explains why your powers weren't working against him.
PIPER
I propose that we stick together for now. We're vulnerable, with
my powers screwed up and the fact that there is some strong
demon after us.
PAIGE
All right, I'll cancel my date with Ryan.
PHOEBE
You had a date with Ryan. Have you not learned anything from el demonio last night?
PAIGE
Oh, shush. I'll be right back.
She heads out of the attic. When she's gone, Leo orbs into the room. Piper and Phoebe see him and quickly get up.
PIPER
Oh, good! You're back. What did the other Elders say?
LEO
I have good news, and I have bad news. Which would you like to
hear first?
PIPER
Which one involves my powers?
LEO
The good news.
PIPER
Shoot.
LEO
Your basic power is molecular manipulation, which you know.
That's what enables you to slow down molecules and speed up
molecules.
PIPER
Yeah ...
LEO
Well, according to the Elders, you can also manipulate your
molecular structure of your body.
PHOEBE
Speed them up and slow them down?
LEO
No ... fading through things. It's known as ghosting, actually.
He flips to page in the Book of Shadows and shows it to Piper and Phoebe. They glance at it.
LEO
See?
(reading)
Ghosting; the mysterious power that involves the user to literally
pass through solid objects.
(to Piper)
That extension of your powers works like ghosting.
PIPER
I'm still not understand. I can pass through objects as I please?
LEO
Yeah.
PIPER
Well, this sucks. That's one hell of a power to control.
PHOEBE
Oh, Piper, you'll control it just like you controlled your other powers.
PIPER
But I don't know how to channel it.
LEO
Well, your powers are channeled when you panic, right?
PIPER
That's what I believe.
PHOEBE
So ...
Phoebe picks up a glass vase and throws it at Piper. Piper screams and instinctively waves her hands, intending to freeze the vase. Instead of freezing it, the vase passes through her body.
PIPER
Oh! You little bitch, that was so uncalled for!
PHOEBE
Ah, but now you know that all you need to do is panic to activate
your powers.
LEO
Um ... back to the bad news.
PIPER
Oh! Right. Anything to get my mind off this.
LEO
The Elders ... clipped my wings.
PIPER and PHOEBE
What?!
LEO
As punishment for killing Gideon!
PIPER (nervous)
Oh ... okay, this is not good. Not good.
PHOEBE
Piper ... Piper, come down. Don't panic.
PIPER
How can I not panic? How can I not panic at a time like this!
PHOEBE
Think of it this way! If you panic, you fall through the floor!
PIPER
Right. Okay, no panicking.
LEO
Hello! Can we get back to me here?
PHOEBE
Of course.
PIPER
I don't understand. How can they blame you for killing Gideon? He
murdered Chris! He tried to kill Wyatt!
LEO
Nevertheless, he was an Elder. And so was I.
PIPER
Was?
LEO
Um ... am. And so am I. Elders aren't supposed to kill.
PIPER
Okay, you know what? You can just orb me up there and those
sons of a bitches better make sure they don't have any rule about
first aid kits because I am about to kick their-
LEO
It was better than the alternative!
(off Piper and Phoebe's looks)
Sending my soul back to Earth for recycling.
Paige comes back into the attic at that moment.
PAIGE
Hey! What did I miss?
PHOEBE
Oh, the usual. Piper has a new power; Leo got his wings clipped for
killing Gideon ... so what did Ryan say?
PAIGE
Okay! Rewind the Halliwell VCR, here. New power? Clipped wings?
PIPER
I apparently have a new power which involves ghosting through
solid objects. And your friend Leo here, got his wings clipped by
those so called "Elders" because Leo killed Gideon.
Baby Chris gurgles from Phoebe's arms. Phoebe looks at him and smiles at him.
PHOEBE
You are so cute! Yes you are! Yes you are!
There is an explosion of fireworks from the area where Piper and Wyatt are. Everyone turns their attention to Wyatt and the fireworks vanish. Baby Chris starts crying. Wyatt giggles.
LEO (to Wyatt)
Hey, buddy, that wasn't nice.
PAIGE
Ah, he's clever. Trying to get all the attention by setting of the
Fourth of July in our attic.
Wyatt orbs out of Piper's hands. They watch him disappear out of the attic. Piper sighs.
PIPER
Oh, boy. He's been doing that ever since Chris was born. Just to
get attention. You know, exploding fireworks, orbing things, just
showing off.
LEO
All right, well let's go find our little guy.
PAIGE
Hey, you know what, I'm going to start making the potion for the
Knacker Demons. You know, the sooner the better.
PHOEBE
All right, I'll help.
Piper and Leo head out of the attic while Phoebe and Paige turn back to the Book of Shadows.
INT. ALLEYWAY - DAY. A witch is running. Voices suddenly fill her head and she starts screaming in pain. A demon shimmers in.
DEMON
He's gone, Elizabeth. And it's all your fault. All of your fault.
ELIZABETH (crying)
No! Stop it! Please! I am begging you, lift your curse.
DEMON
I'm a demon. I don't do business with witches.
He lifts his hand out and his hand glows a fiery red. More voices start whispering in Elizabeth's head and she screams out in pain, as she hears things calling out to her—her worst memories and fears.
The whispering becomes more and more intense until Elizabeth finally explodes in a blast of light. The demon laughs and shimmers out.
INT. UNDERWORLD. The same demon shimmers in, laughing. He stops as he hears a voice.
RITKA
About time for you to show up, Javis.
JAVIS
She's dead, Ritka. And it was easy. Have I passed your "test"?
RITKA
Indeed. That was a powerful witch you killed, and now that I know
the strength of your power, I have a task for you—The Charmed
Ones.
JAVIS
You are crazy!
RITKA
I am not! This is the perfect time. The eldest is having trouble with
her powers, the middle sister doesn't have any powers, nor does
their Whitelighter. If you attack the youngest one with your powers,
we'll win for sure.
JAVIS
I guess I don't have choice, do I?
RITKA
No. You don't. Take all the help you need, I don't care what.
Grimlocks, Swarm Demons, Warlocks, I don't care! Just do your task,
and we will be more powerful than ever.
Javis shimmers out, and we CUT TO ...
PIPER
Anything?
PAIGE
On witches falling through their own attic floors? No.
PIPER
Oh, clever. You are a very clever sister, Paige.
PHOEBE
Okay, as much as I think this weird fiasco is a problem, we also
need to focus on that demon who just attacked.
PIPER
Lady, get your priorities straight. Things will be messed up if I try
to blow a demon up and I end up falling through him.
PAIGE
Well, as long as we've got the Book, and while we're waiting for
Leo, here's some information on that demon that just attacked.
They're called Knacker Demons. Extremely powerful demons who
are immune to the powers of witches. The only way to vanquish them is with a potion, which we can make easily.
PHOEBE (to Piper)
So that explains why your powers weren't working against him.
PIPER
I propose that we stick together for now. We're vulnerable, with
my powers screwed up and the fact that there is some strong
demon after us.
PAIGE
All right, I'll cancel my date with Ryan.
PHOEBE
You had a date with Ryan. Have you not learned anything from el demonio last night?
PAIGE
Oh, shush. I'll be right back.
She heads out of the attic. When she's gone, Leo orbs into the room. Piper and Phoebe see him and quickly get up.
PIPER
Oh, good! You're back. What did the other Elders say?
LEO
I have good news, and I have bad news. Which would you like to
hear first?
PIPER
Which one involves my powers?
LEO
The good news.
PIPER
Shoot.
LEO
Your basic power is molecular manipulation, which you know.
That's what enables you to slow down molecules and speed up
molecules.
PIPER
Yeah ...
LEO
Well, according to the Elders, you can also manipulate your
molecular structure of your body.
PHOEBE
Speed them up and slow them down?
LEO
No ... fading through things. It's known as ghosting, actually.
He flips to page in the Book of Shadows and shows it to Piper and Phoebe. They glance at it.
LEO
See?
(reading)
Ghosting; the mysterious power that involves the user to literally
pass through solid objects.
(to Piper)
That extension of your powers works like ghosting.
PIPER
I'm still not understand. I can pass through objects as I please?
LEO
Yeah.
PIPER
Well, this sucks. That's one hell of a power to control.
PHOEBE
Oh, Piper, you'll control it just like you controlled your other powers.
PIPER
But I don't know how to channel it.
LEO
Well, your powers are channeled when you panic, right?
PIPER
That's what I believe.
PHOEBE
So ...
Phoebe picks up a glass vase and throws it at Piper. Piper screams and instinctively waves her hands, intending to freeze the vase. Instead of freezing it, the vase passes through her body.
PIPER
Oh! You little bitch, that was so uncalled for!
PHOEBE
Ah, but now you know that all you need to do is panic to activate
your powers.
LEO
Um ... back to the bad news.
PIPER
Oh! Right. Anything to get my mind off this.
LEO
The Elders ... clipped my wings.
PIPER and PHOEBE
What?!
LEO
As punishment for killing Gideon!
PIPER (nervous)
Oh ... okay, this is not good. Not good.
PHOEBE
Piper ... Piper, come down. Don't panic.
PIPER
How can I not panic? How can I not panic at a time like this!
PHOEBE
Think of it this way! If you panic, you fall through the floor!
PIPER
Right. Okay, no panicking.
LEO
Hello! Can we get back to me here?
PHOEBE
Of course.
PIPER
I don't understand. How can they blame you for killing Gideon? He
murdered Chris! He tried to kill Wyatt!
LEO
Nevertheless, he was an Elder. And so was I.
PIPER
Was?
LEO
Um ... am. And so am I. Elders aren't supposed to kill.
PIPER
Okay, you know what? You can just orb me up there and those
sons of a bitches better make sure they don't have any rule about
first aid kits because I am about to kick their-
LEO
It was better than the alternative!
(off Piper and Phoebe's looks)
Sending my soul back to Earth for recycling.
Paige comes back into the attic at that moment.
PAIGE
Hey! What did I miss?
PHOEBE
Oh, the usual. Piper has a new power; Leo got his wings clipped for
killing Gideon ... so what did Ryan say?
PAIGE
Okay! Rewind the Halliwell VCR, here. New power? Clipped wings?
PIPER
I apparently have a new power which involves ghosting through
solid objects. And your friend Leo here, got his wings clipped by
those so called "Elders" because Leo killed Gideon.
Baby Chris gurgles from Phoebe's arms. Phoebe looks at him and smiles at him.
PHOEBE
You are so cute! Yes you are! Yes you are!
There is an explosion of fireworks from the area where Piper and Wyatt are. Everyone turns their attention to Wyatt and the fireworks vanish. Baby Chris starts crying. Wyatt giggles.
LEO (to Wyatt)
Hey, buddy, that wasn't nice.
PAIGE
Ah, he's clever. Trying to get all the attention by setting of the
Fourth of July in our attic.
Wyatt orbs out of Piper's hands. They watch him disappear out of the attic. Piper sighs.
PIPER
Oh, boy. He's been doing that ever since Chris was born. Just to
get attention. You know, exploding fireworks, orbing things, just
showing off.
LEO
All right, well let's go find our little guy.
PAIGE
Hey, you know what, I'm going to start making the potion for the
Knacker Demons. You know, the sooner the better.
PHOEBE
All right, I'll help.
Piper and Leo head out of the attic while Phoebe and Paige turn back to the Book of Shadows.
INT. ALLEYWAY - DAY. A witch is running. Voices suddenly fill her head and she starts screaming in pain. A demon shimmers in.
DEMON
He's gone, Elizabeth. And it's all your fault. All of your fault.
ELIZABETH (crying)
No! Stop it! Please! I am begging you, lift your curse.
DEMON
I'm a demon. I don't do business with witches.
He lifts his hand out and his hand glows a fiery red. More voices start whispering in Elizabeth's head and she screams out in pain, as she hears things calling out to her—her worst memories and fears.
The whispering becomes more and more intense until Elizabeth finally explodes in a blast of light. The demon laughs and shimmers out.
INT. UNDERWORLD. The same demon shimmers in, laughing. He stops as he hears a voice.
RITKA
About time for you to show up, Javis.
JAVIS
She's dead, Ritka. And it was easy. Have I passed your "test"?
RITKA
Indeed. That was a powerful witch you killed, and now that I know
the strength of your power, I have a task for you—The Charmed
Ones.
JAVIS
You are crazy!
RITKA
I am not! This is the perfect time. The eldest is having trouble with
her powers, the middle sister doesn't have any powers, nor does
their Whitelighter. If you attack the youngest one with your powers,
we'll win for sure.
JAVIS
I guess I don't have choice, do I?
RITKA
No. You don't. Take all the help you need, I don't care what.
Grimlocks, Swarm Demons, Warlocks, I don't care! Just do your task,
and we will be more powerful than ever.
Javis shimmers out, and we CUT TO ...